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Development stages in canines (Socialisation-Primary/secondary (3-12wks)…
Development stages in canines
Neonatal
(0-12days) Scott & Fuller/Lindsay
Touch/scent/taste Sleeping/nursing
Dependancy on mother
Effects of early removal of puppies from mother (Lindsay)
Communication
: olfactory & tactile
Handling exercises (Battaglia)
DHA supplementation (Kelley/Hoffman)
Improved performance
Transitional (12-21days) Scott & Fuller/Lindsay
Eyes and ears open
Communication
: visual (littermates & mother)
Teeth/Motor skills-walking
Playfighting with littermates
Start of vocalisation
Communication
:verbal
Socialisation-Primary/secondary (3-12wks)
Interaction & attachment to others
Emotional attachments:Habitual & Social
Bite inhibition
Critical period (3-12/14 wks) Jackson Labs: Scott & Fuller
Exposure to environmental /social stimuli
Effects on development (Grandin & Deesing)
Breed differences (Scott & Fuller)
Social dominance/competitiveness (Lindsay)
Prenatal
Stress hormones/emotional state of dam
Trauma to pregnant mother
Fear/stress to puppy (Huizink)
Prenatal handling of mother 'Gentling Effect' (Fox)
Stronger resistance to stress/fear
Positive socialisation
Health benefits
Flight instinct (16wks-8mths) White
Appears anytime during period
Puppy independence/exploring surroundings
Chewing, less responsive to training
Juvenile/adolescence (5-14mths) White
Variations between breeds (Fox, Coppinger)
Sexual maturity (Scott & Fuller)
Learning capacity/motor skills poor
Second fear impact (McBride, Dehasse)
Refinement social skills
Maturity/Adulthood (1-4 yrs)
Female/Male maturity
Social maturity